Obituaries

Vivina M. Gilliam
Spring, Texas

Funeral Mass for Vivina “Vi” Gilliam, 88, of Spring, Texas, was Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Basehor. Burial was in East Slope Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Riverside, Mo. Mrs. Gilliam died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at the Legends Oaks Nursing Home in Spring.Mrs. Gilliam had worked at Kelly Air Force Base and was a member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church. She was married to Thomas E. Gilliam in 1942. He died in 1979.Survivors include a daughter, Patricia A. Sprott; a son, Michael D. Gilliam; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Beth Kaul.The family suggests memorials to a charity of the donor’s choice.Arr.: Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs